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Tuscan Food - Livorno Part III
The Best Dishes and Restaurants in Livorno
As a port city, Livorno’s dishes are heavily influenced by the sea, with techniques that are working class rather than refined. They reflect the city’s cosmopolitan yet populist history -- a mélange of Tuscan food as well as Italian and international offerings, with a strong influence from Sephardic Jews who immigrated ... Read Full Article

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Hotel Plaza e de Russie: Clowning around in a Renowned Tuscan Kitchen
Viareggio, Tuscany: Filling and rolling out three different flavors of pasta looked easy when Luca Landi was doing it. Landi is the chef of Lunasia, the Michelin-starred restaurant of Viareggio’s Hotel Plaza e de Russie, and was conducting a cooking class for a group of non-professional foodies. His recipe this day was ... Read Full Article